EOD train to secure area one IED at a time [Image 13 of 16]

TALUKAN, AFGHANISTAN

10.22.2011

A simulated pressure plate improvised explosive device is exposed after Afghan Nation Civil Order Police Sgt. Nasrullah Mohammad Sharif sweeps dirt from the area, Oct. 23, at Combat Outpost Talukan. The simulated IED, placed by EOD team members from the 466th Air Expeditionary Squadron, as part of training aimed at validating the ANCOP so they are able to take the lead on EOD missions around Talukan and the Panjwa'i district.